Built next to the cemetery, in an isolated location with a view of Lake Como, the complex of Santa Margherita consists of a church, a bell tower and a sacristy. The first, probably dating from the Romanesque period, underwent numerous alterations over the centuries which led to its current layout: divided into three naves and a presbytery ending in a polygonal apse preserving three seventeenth-century canvases. The statue of Saint Margaret, the patron saint of Pigra, is preserved in a niche at the bottom of the right-hand aisle where you can admire a scagliola frontal attributed to Andrea Solari; the bell tower and the sacristy are to the right. The gabled facade of the church, with side wings, has a porch with serizzo columns covered by a frescoed rib vault. The facades and the bell tower are plastered and painted. Saint Margaret is commemorated on 20th July: at the time it was traditional to set up a large bonfire which lit up the whole town, but today this custom is no longer carried out due to safety reasons. However, the tradition of carrying the statue of the patroness in procession along the streets of Pigra still survives. Construction period: 1800.

More information on ASSOCIAZIONE AMICI PIGRA (see “9 - Santa Margherita”): http://www.aapigra.it/aap/pigra-da-scoprire